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News.az (31 January 2025) 

Azerbaijan’s Human Rights Commissioner (Ombudsperson) Sabina Aliyeva addressed an open letter to Executive Director of Human Rights Watch (HRW) Tirana Hassan.

The letter states that the chapter concerning Azerbaijan in the HRW World Report 2024 demonstrates a biased and one-sided approach towards the country, News.Az reports.

It is also noted that HRW used dubious and biased sources to prepare its report rather than referring the Ombudsman's publicly accessible annual and parallel reports, which thoroughly cover activities in the protection of human rights and freedoms, including the prevention of torture. The letter states that the Ombudsman's National Preventive Group members have spoken with a number of the people indicated in the organization’s report and no evidence of torture or other cruel treatment was found.

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